Prep spotlight: Springfield girls fall in OT

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Nov 30, 2008 at 12:01 AMNov 30, 2008 at 12:36 PM

MOUNT ZION — Austin Peay-bound Katelyn Hill scored six of her team-high 17 points in overtime to lead Belleville West past Springfield High 60-55 Saturday in the championship game of the Lady Brave Thanksgiving Classic.

MOUNT ZION — Austin Peay-bound Katelyn Hill scored six of her team-high 17 points in overtime to lead Belleville West past Springfield High 60-55 Saturday in the championship game of the Lady Brave Thanksgiving Classic.

The Maroons never led until Abby Hanger hit two free throws with 50 seconds left to give her team a 49-47 advantage.

Springfield sophomore Kasi Korza made two free throws with about :10 left to send the game into overtime tied at 49. The Senators missed three front ends of one-and-one chances in the last 3:00 of regulation.

Belleville West trailed 40-32 entering the fourth quarter but connected on 8 of 12 free throws (Springfield was 3 of 7 from the line).

In overtime, the Maroons were 7 of 12 from the line. Belleville West finished 26 of 37 from the free throw line.

Zahna Medley topped the Senators, who never had the lead in overtime, with 11 points.
Springfield’s Allison Anderson, and Kelly and Kasi Korza were also named to the all-tournament team.

Titans second in tournament
CHATHAM — Melissa Pickett scored 15 of her 18 points in the second half to lead Chatham Glenwood past Rochester 44-36 Saturday, giving Glenwood second place at the round-robin Titan Thanksgiving Tournament.

Erlandson was named most valuable player of the tournament. Egolf, Hogan, Beck, McLean, Turley and Katelyn Wise of Rochester were named to the all-tournament team.

Lions lose title game at Quincy
QUINCY — Lanphier lost to St. Louis Incarnate Word 63-48 in the title game of the Quincy Tournament after reaching the championship contest by rallying to beat Jacksonville 47-42 in a morning semifinal.

The Lions trailed 35-34 heading into the final period against the Crimsons, but Ciara Morgan scored nine of her 16 points in the fourth quarter, notching 5 of 9 free throws. Lanphier was 6 of 15 from the free throw line in the fourth period.

Jasmine Johnson scored 14 of her game-high 19 points in the first half when the Lions took a 23-18 halftime lead.

Brittney Winters scored a season-high 18 points to lead Jacksonville. She scored 7 points in the third period and 11 points in the second half.

The Spartans went 2-2 in the tournament, including a 1-1 mark against the host school.
Brittany Morrison added nine points for the Spartans and Lauren Gant scored six.
Tori Kuhn led Quincy with 12 points.

Despite outscoring Peoria Central 18-7 in the final quarter, the Spartans lost their first game 47-44.

The Spartans were held to single-digit scores in the first and third quarters.

Litchfield led 29-26 at halftime but was held to an eight-point third quarter to trail by a point going into the final quarter. The Purple Panthers outscored Carlinville by three to win the game.
Jalyn Jant added 13 points and Danielle Glover rounded out the Purple Panthers’ scoring with eight.

Michelle Alexander scored 15 of her 21 points in Nokomis’ 30-point second half as NHS took third place with a 49-36 win over Auburn.

Chelsea Davis scored 20 points for Auburn.

IN OTHER NEWS: ALLYSON KNOX scored five of her nine points in the second period to help White Hall North Greene break an 8-8 first-quarter tie and take an 18-11 halftime lead en route to a 44-34 non-conference win over Beardstown. AMBRIA HULL led the Spartans with 10 points. DENISE RAWLINS and SADIE ROHN each scored 11 points to lead the Tigers. Beardstown played without GRIFFYN BENNETT, who was serving a one-game suspension for disciplinary reasons. . . . LEAH PEMBROOK scored 24 points to lead Greenfield past Waverly 56-25. ALISON WHALEN led Waverly with 10 points.

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